Liam CROFT
🇬🇧 GBR · Shakespeares Swords · Right-handed
Men’s Sabre, 2018–2026
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About this fencer
FIE 49137 · GBR 126537
Record and rankings
Counts cover published results recorded here. Verified source copies count once; other source records remain separate.
- Results
- 102
- Podiums
- 19
- Competitions won
- 3
- BF ranking
- None Not in BF’s latest rankings
- FIE ranking
- 429th Senior Sabre · 2026–27
- Best FIE ranking
- 360th 2024–25
- Best finish
- 1st of 69, Hamlet Senior Open U20 BRC 2026
Winner1stTop quarter¼Halfway½LastLast 1st of 69, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet Senior Open U20 BRC 2026, 2026-10-10 37th of 102, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Satellite, Sofia 2026, 2026-09-20 24th of 52, Senior Men’s Sabre, British Senior Championships 2026, 2026-04-25 197th of 247, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Padua 2026, 2026-04-17 2nd of 59, Senior Men’s Sabre, Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2026, 2026-04-04 208th of 240, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Budapest 2026, 2026-03-27 163rd of 179, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2026, 2026-01-10 170th of 219, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2025, 2025-12-04 3rd of 61, Senior Men’s Sabre, Welsh Open 2025, 2025-11-08 3rd of 48, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet Senior Open U20 BRC 2025, 2025-10-25 40th of 107, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Satellite, Nuremberg 2025, 2025-10-11 46th of 145, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Satellite, Ghent 2025, 2025-09-27 10th of 81, Senior Men’s Sabre, British Open Senior Championships 2025, 2025-07-05 3rd of 27, Senior Men’s Sabre, 10th British Sabre Open 2025, 2025-06-08 149th of 261, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Madrid 2025, 2025-05-23 22nd of 48, Senior Men’s Sabre, British Senior Championships 2025 (Individual Events), 2025-04-26 14th of 59, Senior Men’s Sabre, Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2025, 2025-04-19 208th of 268, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Budapest 2025, 2025-03-28 3rd of 28, Under 23 Men’s Sabre, EFC EFC FFE Circuit Segovia 2025, 2025-03-15 158th of 239, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Plovdiv 2025, 2025-01-24 32nd of 81, Under 23 Men’s Sabre, EFC EFC FFE Circuit Udine 2025, 2025-01-05 3rd of 24, Senior Men’s Sabre, British U23 Sabre Championships 2024, 2024-11-17 12th of 46, Senior Men’s Sabre, Welsh Open 2024, 2024-11-09 11th of 64, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet Senior Sabre - Nominated U20 'B' BRC 2024, 2024-10-26 27th of 114, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Satellite, Ghent 2024, 2024-09-29 1st of 16, Senior Men’s Sabre, 9th British Sabre Open 2024, 2024-09-21 23rd of 62, Senior Men’s Sabre, British Open Championships 2024, 2024-07-13 157th of 212, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Madrid 2024, 2024-05-17 21st of 50, Senior Men’s Sabre, British Senior Championships 2024 (Individual Events), 2024-04-27 20th of 71, Senior Men’s Sabre, Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2024, 2024-03-30 258th of 268, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Budapest 2024, 2024-03-22 204th of 240, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Padua 2024, 2024-03-01 5th of 41, Senior Men’s Sabre, 9th Leon Paul Sabre Open 2024, 2024-02-18 149th of 177, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2024, 2024-01-13 9th of 26, Senior Men’s Sabre, British U23 Sabre Championships 2023, 2023-11-26 3rd of 57, Senior Men’s Sabre, Welsh Open 2023, 2023-11-11 159th of 184, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Algiers 2023, 2023-11-09 17th of 64, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet Senior Sabre - Nominated U20 'B' BRC 2023, 2023-10-08 9th of 27, Senior Men’s Sabre, 8th British Sabre Open 2023, 2023-09-24 11th of 45, Senior Men’s Sabre, 2023 British Open Championships, 2023-06-03 22nd of 49, Senior Men’s Sabre, 2023 British Senior Championships, 2023-04-15 7th of 66, Senior Men’s Sabre, Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2023, 2023-04-08 5th of 32, Senior Men’s Sabre, MOFT 2023, 2023-03-25 3rd of 24, Senior Men’s Sabre, The Manchester Open 2023, 2023-03-11 1st of 37, Senior Men’s Sabre, Warwick Open 2023, 2023-03-04 8th of 34, Senior Men’s Sabre, 8th Leon Paul Sabre Open 2023, 2023-02-19 10th of 41, Senior Men’s Sabre, 7th British Sabre Open 2022, 2022-11-27 23rd of 56, Senior Men’s Sabre, Welsh Open 2022, 2022-11-12 13th of 24, Senior Men’s Sabre, British U23 Sabre Championships 2022, 2022-11-06 19th of 64, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet Senior Sabre - Nominated U20 'B' BRC 2022, 2022-10-29 11th of 37, Senior Men’s Sabre, Academy Sabre Open 2022, 2022-10-15 6th of 25, Senior Men’s Sabre, RAF Open 2022, 2022-10-08 2nd of 21, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hampshire open 2022, 2022-09-17 8th of 19, Senior Men’s Sabre, 2022 British Senior B Event, 2022-06-04 60th of 64, Senior Men’s Sabre, 2022 British Senior Championships, 2022-06-03 190th of 198, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE Grand Prix, Padua 2022, 2022-05-20 204th of 233, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Madrid 2022, 2022-05-06 21st of 70, Senior Men’s Sabre, Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2022, 2022-04-16 3rd of 35, Senior Men’s Sabre, Merseyside Open 2022, 2022-03-26 200th of 206, Senior Men’s Sabre, FIE World Cup, Budapest 2022, 2022-03-18 114th of 136, Junior Men’s Sabre, FIE Junior World Cup, Plovdiv 2022, 2022-02-06 3rd of 14, Junior Men’s Sabre, Leon Paul Junior Sabre B Grade BRC 2021, 2021-12-12 9th of 22, Senior Men’s Sabre, 7th Leon Paul Sabre Open 2021, 2021-12-11 12th of 48, Senior Men’s Sabre, Welsh Open 2021, 2021-11-20 23rd of 25, Senior Men’s Sabre, British U23 Sabre Championships 2021, 2021-11-14 24th of 54, Senior Men’s Sabre, British Senior Championships 2021, 2021-11-06 6th of 94, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet Senior Sabre - Nominated U20 'B' BRC 2021, 2021-10-30 14th of 42, Senior Men’s Sabre, Academy Sabre Open 2021, 2021-10-10 27th of 38, Junior Men’s Sabre, Junior National Championships 2021, 2021-09-12 15th of 36, Junior Men’s Sabre, Men’s Cadet and Junior ‘A’ BRC (all weapons) 2021, 2021-09-04 21st of 44, Junior Men’s Sabre, Academy Sabre BRC (U20) 2021, 2021-07-18 29th of 44, Senior Men’s Sabre, Merseyside 2020, 2020-02-08 5th of 23, Senior Men’s Sabre, Cambridge Winter 2020, 2020-01-04 18th of 25, Junior Men’s Sabre, U23 Championships 2019, 2019-12-14 3rd of 12, Junior Men’s Sabre, Leon Paul, November 2019, 2019-11-23 20th of 52, Senior Men’s Sabre, Welsh 2019, 2019-11-09 20th of 52, Senior Men’s Sabre, Welsh Open 2019, 2019-11-09 25th of 16, Senior Men’s Sabre, London Cup, October 2019, 2019-10-27 50th of 49, Junior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet 2019, 2019-10-12 50th of 80, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet 2019, 2019-10-12 32nd of 46, Junior Men’s Sabre, British U20 Championships 2019, 2019-09-22 2nd of 22, Senior Men’s Sabre, Shropshire 2019, 2019-09-14 32nd of 37, Junior Men’s Sabre, Leon Paul, September 2019, 2019-09-08 32nd of 51, Senior Men’s Sabre, Leon Paul, September 2019, 2019-09-08 8th of 31, Senior Men’s Sabre, RAF 2019, 2019-06-29 31st of 55, Senior Men’s Sabre, Birmingham 2019, 2019-04-22 36th of 55, Senior Men’s Sabre, Nationals 2019, 2019-04-13 3rd of 22, Senior Men’s Sabre, Leicester 2019, 2019-03-23 14th of 27, Senior Men’s Sabre, Mike Matthews Cup 2019, 2019-03-16 21st of 41, Senior Men’s Sabre, Merseyside Open 2019, 2019-02-09 21st of 41, Senior Men’s Sabre, Merseyside 2019, 2019-02-09 9th of 26, Senior Men’s Sabre, Cambridge Winter 2019, 2019-01-05 2nd of 19, Senior Men’s Sabre, Oxfam 2018, 2018-12-08 21st of 36, Senior Men’s Sabre, Leon Paul, November 2018, 2018-11-10 32nd of 38, Senior Men’s Sabre, Manchester 2018, 2018-10-27 63rd of 76, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hamlet 2018, 2018-09-22 6th of 17, Senior Men’s Sabre, Shropshire 2018, 2018-09-01 3rd of 25, Senior Men’s Sabre, RAF 100 2018, 2018-06-23 15th of 33, Senior Men’s Sabre, Leicester Open 2018, 2018-06-07 12th of 12, Senior Men’s Sabre, Hertfordshire 2018, 2018-05-27 36th of 48, Senior Men’s Sabre, Mike Matthews Cup 2018, 2018-04-28 43rd of 54, Senior Men’s Sabre, Birmingham, March 2018, 2018-03-31
Results
Results: 102
| When | Competition | Event | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Oct 2026 | Hamlet Senior Open U20 BRC 2026British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 1st of 69 |
| 20 Sept 2026 | FIE Satellite, Sofia 2026FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 37th of 102 |
| 25 Apr 2026 | British Senior Championships 2026British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 24th of 52 |
| 17 Apr 2026 | FIE World Cup, Padua 2026FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 197th of 247 |
| 4 Apr 2026 | Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2026British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 2nd of 59 |
| 27 Mar 2026 | FIE World Cup, Budapest 2026FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 208th of 240 |
| 10 Jan 2026 | FIE Grand Prix, Tunis 2026FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 163rd of 179 |
| 4 Dec 2025 | FIE Grand Prix, Orléans 2025FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 170th of 219 |
| 8 Nov 2025 | Welsh Open 2025British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 3rd of 61 |
| 25 Oct 2025 | Hamlet Senior Open U20 BRC 2025British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 3rd of 48 |
| 11 Oct 2025 | FIE Satellite, Nuremberg 2025FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 40th of 107 |
| 27 Sept 2025 | FIE Satellite, Ghent 2025FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 46th of 145 |
| 5 Jul 2025 | British Open Senior Championships 2025British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 10th of 81 |
| 8 Jun 2025 | 10th British Sabre Open 2025British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 3rd of 27 |
| 23 May 2025 | FIE World Cup, Madrid 2025FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 149th of 261 |
| 26 Apr 2025 | British Senior Championships 2025 (Individual Events)British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 22nd of 48 |
| 19 Apr 2025 | Birmingham International Fencing Tournament 2025British Fencing | Senior Men’s Sabre | 14th of 59 |
| 28 Mar 2025 | FIE World Cup, Budapest 2025FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 208th of 268 |
| 15 Mar 2025 | EFC EFC FFE Circuit Segovia 2025EFC | Under 23 Men’s Sabre | 3rd of 28 |
| 24 Jan 2025 | FIE World Cup, Plovdiv 2025FIE | Senior Men’s Sabre | 158th of 239 |
Videos
Head to head
Against left-handers 0–7 · right-handers 42–88, where the FIE says which hand they fence with. Left and right
Everyone they’ve met in events whose bouts are kept here, the most met first. Each goes to their bouts together.
| Against | Won | Lost | Last met | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oscar FERNANDEZ BLANCO | 1 | 2 | 29 Sept 2024 | |
| Axel RICHTER | 2 | 0 | 11 Oct 2025 | |
| Benedek VIGH | 0 | 2 | 29 Sept 2024 | |
| Colin HEATHCOCK | 0 | 2 | 18 Mar 2022 | |
| Dmitrii KOLOBAIEV | 1 | 1 | 20 Sept 2026 |
Everyone they’ve met (135 more)
Figures
rating, ranking and how they fence
Over time
1st10th100th Senior Sabre 486th, 2021–22 Senior Sabre 434th, 2023–24 Senior Sabre 360th, 2024–25 Senior Sabre 523rd, 2025–26 Senior Sabre 429th, 2026–27
As a table
| Season | Weapon | fency ELO | FIE ranking |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026–27 | Sabre | 1,602 | 429th Senior |
| 2025–26 | Sabre | 1,598 | 523rd Senior |
| 2024–25 | Sabre | 1,591 | 360th Senior |
| 2023–24 | Sabre | 1,533 | 434th Senior |
| 2022–23 | Sabre | 1,566 | |
| 2021–22 | Sabre | 1,440 | 486th Senior |
| 2020–21 | Sabre | 1,510 | |
| 2019–20 | Sabre | 1,510 | |
| 2018–19 | Sabre | 1,509 | |
| 2017–18 | Sabre | 1,483 |
How fency ELO works · the best now
How they fence
| Stage | Won–lost | An average bout | By one touch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pools | 33–83 28% | 2.8–4.3 | 11–7 |
| Tables | 28–12 70% | 9.2–7.4 | 2–0 |